Townspeople panicked over fear of spider invasion

Large biting spiders have sparked panic in remote northeast India - but health authorities fear primitive treatment of the bites' painful swelling may be more dangerous than the spiders themselves.

http://archive.thedailyjournal.com/VideoNetwork/1678700311001/Townspeople-panicked-over-fear-of-spider-invasionrtmp://cp81384.edgefcs.net/ondemand/&mp4:brightcove/44692046001/44692046001_1678668666001_INDIA-SPIDERS-W060712-NW07.mp4http://archive.thedailyjournal.com/VideoNetwork/1678700311001/Townspeople-panicked-over-fear-of-spider-invasionhttp://bcdownload.gannett.edgesuite.net/contentone/44692046001/44692046001_1678348285001_ari-origin07-arc-158-1339084683072.jpgTownspeople panicked over fear of spider invasionLarge biting spiders have sparked panic in remote northeast India - but health authorities fear primitive treatment of the bites' painful swelling may be more dangerous than the spiders themselves.12WeirdAnimalsspiderswatercoolerInternational newsvpcoffbeat01:35

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